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Question· writtenPQ 1102asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
1102. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based in Waterford; and the locations each of those nurses cover, in tabular form. [9841/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1085asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
1085. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of health-related statements currently published on Wind Energy Ireland’s website (details supplied); if she will confirm whether the quotation accurately reflects her Departments official position and the current scientific and public health evidence base; if her Department has authorised or approved the use of this statement in public communications by Wind Energy Ireland, given that her Department has previously contacted Wind Energy Ireland regarding health messaging; and if she will make a public statement clarifying her Department’s position in order to ensure that the public is not presented with potentially misleading or incomplete health information. [9752/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1082asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
1082. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals and major healthcare facilities operating at or near maximum electricity capacity, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9745/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1056asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
1056. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the evidence base underpinning current or proposed models of care for gender identity services for children and young people; whether international reviews or guidance were considered in that assessment; and whether any such assessment has been formally documented. [9489/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1055asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
1055. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she accepts that responsibility for national policy, safeguarding standards, and governance frameworks for services involving children rests with her Department rather than with clinical programmes established by the Health Service Executive; and how that responsibility is exercised in the context of gender identity services for minors. [9488/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1053asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
1053. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department is aware that structured national datasets for gender identity services for minors, including referral volumes, diagnostic profiles, treatment pathways, and outcomes, are not currently in place; and whether she considers the absence of such datasets compatible with evidence-based healthcare planning and safeguarding obligations. [9486/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1043asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
1043. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what assessment her Department has made of regional variation in access to specialist chronic pain services following the establishment of the six health regions; and the measures she will take to prevent inequitable access to care based on geographic location. [9476/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1042asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
1042. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has specified, or intends to specify, a minimum national dataset for chronic pain services, including waiting times, consultant capacity, referral pathways, and treatment modalities; and when such standards will be issued to the HSE. [9475/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1039asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
1039. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance framework under which funding for chronic pain services is currently allocated, given that the HSE has confirmed that funding decisions are made at regional level without national expenditure data; when this decentralised approach was approved by her Department; and the oversight mechanisms her Department has in place to ensure consistency and equity of access to chronic pain services nationwide. [9472/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1034asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
1034. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to outline the Department’s formal policy and methodology for evaluating international clinical guidance prior to its consideration or adoption within national healthcare frameworks; whether any such formal evaluation was undertaken in respect of the WPATH Standards of Care between 2018 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9416/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1033asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
1033. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what interim clinical governance, safeguards, or policy instructions are currently in place for the provision of gender healthcare services to children and adolescents pending the publication and consideration of the completed expert group assessment of the Cass Review; whether any changes to clinical practice have been paused, amended, or permitted during this interim period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9415/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1032asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
1032. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the assessment of the final Cass Review completed by the HSE-appointed expert group will be treated as binding clinical guidance, advisory evidence, or background material only for the purposes of national healthcare policy; whether she has issued or intends to issue any direction regarding its status within the development of the national Model of Care for Gender Healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9414/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1031asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
1031. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she has received, requested, or reviewed the expert group assessment commissioned by the HSE Chief Clinical Officer on the implications for Irish gender healthcare services of the final Cass Review; when this assessment was completed; whether it has been submitted to the HSE Chief Executive Officer for consideration; and when she expects this assessment to be published or otherwise made available to the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9413/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1009asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
1009. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason no multi-annual funding framework has been introduced for voluntary healthcare providers despite explicit recommendations; and whether she accepts that this undermines workforce planning and financial sustainability. [9312/26]
Question· writtenPQ 989asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
989. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to basing the cost of the licence to sell cigarettes, currently at €1,000 on the volume of cigarettes sold; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9274/26]
Question· writtenPQ 987asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
987. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be considered for funding for surgery in the USA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9265/26]
Question· writtenPQ 979asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
979. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the financial supports available for a young person (details supplied), who requires surgery which cannot be performed in Ireland, the UK, Europe or Switzerland, and therefore, must travel to US.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9249/26]
Question· writtenPQ 883asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
883. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has conducted or commissioned any formal risk assessments since 2015 relating to zoonotic disease, public health risk, or biosecurity threats arising from the private ownership of exotic pets; if so, to provide the dates, scope and issuing bodies of such assessments; and if not, the reason no such assessments have been undertaken. [9499/26]
Question· writtenPQ 656asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 February 2026
656. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason children with non-verbal IQ scores above 90 and severe dyslexia, but who cannot present a reliable verbal IQ due to speech difficulties, are excluded from Reading Schools; whether current policy reflects contemporary evidence on dyslexia identification and intervention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10399/26]
Question· writtenPQ 421asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2026
421. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health if it is envisioned that in the development of an electronic healthcare system for Ireland that provision will made that will allow for anonymised data to be used to support clinical and other research.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8989/26]
Question· writtenPQ 420asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2026
420. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to outline the nature of the technological assessment that will be carried out on tenders for the development of an electronic health record system for Ireland; who will be carrying out that assessment; will there be monitoring of the targets agreed with the successful developer of such a system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8988/26]
Question· writtenPQ 419asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2026
419. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the date when a call to tender for the development of an electronic health record system for Ireland will be issued; and when the tender will be awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8987/26]
Question· writtenPQ 387asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2026
387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted, commissioned, or received any population-needs assessment of chronic pain service consultant capacity since 2019, including any modelling of required consultant whole-time equivalents by Community Healthcare Organisation or Hospital Group; and if so, to provide the date, scope, and main findings. [8887/26]
Question· writtenPQ 363asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2026
363. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her plans to extend the scheme for healthcare workers who contacted long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8797/26]
Question· writtenPQ 332asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 February 2026
332. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of those on Stamp 2 visas who have worked as healthcare assistance in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9103/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1193asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1193. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health her views that there is no safe limit for exposure to UV radiation from sunbeds and that using a sunbed even once increases your risk of cancer. [8753/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1190asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1190. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of infringements of the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act recorded in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8750/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1176asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1176. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the long-awaited Killarney community hospital will open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8600/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1174asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1174. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health what arrangements are in place to ensure that the HSE review of its 2017 position paper on wind turbines is conducted independently, transparently and in accordance with best practice in public health assessment; and whether there will be an opportunity for relevant stakeholders, including communities and planning authorities, to make submissions on implementation issues, while safeguarding the scientific integrity of the evidence review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8586/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1173asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1173. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to outline who is conducting the current review of the HSE's 2017 position paper on wind turbines and public health; the terms of reference governing this review; the expertise represented on the review group, including public health and environmental noise specialists; and when these details will be published, in order to support public confidence and planning certainty for renewable energy infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8585/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1172asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1172. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if there is a planned consolidation of task forces; if there is a timetable in place; if so, if there will be consultation on the change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8580/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1169asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1169. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the current status of the building of the new planned Loughlinstown health centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8541/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1168asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1168. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if there has been consideration of a paramedic bank or paramedic reserve to assist with surge capacity nationally and the figures required in each region to support surge weeks, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8540/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1163asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1163. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the current status of the proposed primary care unit for Lismore, County Waterford; whether this facility was previously promised; and to provide a clear timeline for its delivery, including details on site identification, funding allocation, design, tendering and construction stages, given the growing healthcare needs of the Lismore and wider west Waterford area. [8529/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1151asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1151. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health her plans to develop or update a national health literacy strategy to support patient empowerment, particularly for marginalised and high-risk groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8437/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1149asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1149. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the way in which patient empowerment and health literacy will be embedded within the new health regions; the structures in place to ensure meaningful engagement with patient advocacy groups, including an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8435/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1148asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1148. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the current status of the AMRIC antimicrobial resistance programme; the additional supports or resources allocated to sustain this work in 2026; if she will provide assurances that the programme will remain a priority given its patient safety importance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8434/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1119asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1119. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason a proposal to implement a new social deprivation practice grant has not been progressed (details supplied); her plans to implement this proposal; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8253/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1118asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1118. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner practices in receipt of the social deprivation practice grant in each of the years since its introduction, by health region, and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form; the total amount provided in each year; the average grant awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8252/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1116asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1116. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her plans to extend the scheme for healthcare workers who contracted long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8239/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1097asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1097. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse vacancies in each health centre; the number of weeks they have been vacant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8139/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1096asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1096. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in each county who are currently on sick leave; and the number of whom are citing stress as the reasoning for their leave. [8138/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1095asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1095. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that public health nurses in some counties are permitted to work four-day weeks, while others are not allowed any leeway in terms of working hours; the reason for this discrepancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8137/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1094asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1094. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of agency nurses working as public health nurses in each county, in tabular form. [8136/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1093asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1093. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses who have resigned in each county over the past five years, in tabular form. [8135/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1092asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1092. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse positions in each county. [8134/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1070asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1070. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for elective surgeries in midlands regional hospitals compared with those in Dublin; the plans to reduce disparities in access to healthcare services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7851/26]
Question· writtenPQ 1065asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
1065. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding vaping; her plans to address this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7820/26]
Question· writtenPQ 993asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
993. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting times for access to specialist eating disorder services in each community healthcare organisation area, including CHO8 which covers County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7570/26]
Question· writtenPQ 980asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2026
980. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department receives, on an annual or monthly basis, data on funded posts, vacancy levels, and unused pay allocations across each Community Healthcare Organisation; whether this data informed the 2024 and 2025 health Estimates; and if she will outline the accountability framework in place to ensure that Exchequer-approved staffing funds are either deployed or transparently reported when unspent. [7532/26]
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